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URBAN ONE, INC. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS
Urban One, Inc. (NASDAQ: UONEK and UONE, referred to as, "Urban One," the "Company", "we", "our" and/or "us") today reported its results for the three months ended June 30, 2026. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, net revenue was approximately $85.8 million, a decrease of 6.4% from the same period in 2025. The Company reported operating loss of approximately $11.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to operating loss of approximately $120.7 million for the three mon
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SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban One, Inc. (NASDAQ: UONEK and UONE, referred to as, "Urban One," the "Company", "we", "our" and/or "us") today reported its results for the three months ended June 30, 2026. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, net revenue was approximately $85.8 million, a decrease of 6.4% from the same period in 2025. The Company reported operating loss of approximately $11.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to operating loss of approximately $120.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Broadcast and digital operating income(1) was approximately $22.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, a decrease of $3.5 million from the same period in 2025. Net loss was approximately $7.1 million or $(1.58) per share (basic) for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to net loss of $77.9 million or $(17.41)(a) per share (basic) for the same period in 2025. Adjusted EBITDA(2) was approximately $11.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to approximately $14.0 million for the same period in 2025. Alfred C. Liggins, III, Urban One's CEO and President stated, "We saw some sequential improvement in the second quarter compared to the first quarter, with lower rates of revenue decline. Cable Television was down 7.4%, Digital was down 8.4%, Radio was down 3.9%, and Reach Media dropped by 10.6%. In Radio, our Miller Kaplan local Radio revenues were down 10.1% year-over-year vs. the market down 7.8%; and national was down 1.5% vs. the market down 4.6%. Including local digital, second quarter Radio revenue was down 4.9%. We did approximately $1.4 million in gross political advertising in the second quarter. Radio third quarter is pacing down 2.8%. We remain in a turnaround situation at Reach Media, where we continue to be impacted by a weak marketplace, key client attrition and sales team re-building. We continue to closely manage cash flows from operations, with concerted efforts to collect receivables and manage discretionary vendor spend. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company repurchased approximately $23.5 million of its 2031 Second Lien Notes at a weighted average price of approximately 42.0% of par. Year-to-date, that is a total reduction in long-term debt of ...